Saint Anne School Barrington, IL

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Saint Anne SchoolBarrington, IL
Portfolio Assessment for Teachers

• Sister Ann Busch, Principal
• Donna Konie, Teacher

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School Facts

• School Type (Elementary, Middle School, High
  School)
• Size
• Geographic Location
• Staff Characteristics
• Assessments
• Other

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Educators Concerns

• Lesson plans and assessment
• Classroom management/discipline
• Methodology
• Teacher as a Person
• Teacher Evaluation

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Teacher Evaluation

• Show
• Chart improvement
• Content knowledge
• Professional development
• Authentic assessment

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Why Portfolios

• Teaching effectiveness
• Teaching growth
• Teaching improvement
• Teaching expertise
• Teaching rewards

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A portfolio is not.

• Syllabus
• Lesson plans
• Scrapbook

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A portfolio is

• Goal driven
• Standard based
• Documented growth
• Reflective

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Standards

• Knowledge of subject matter
• Knowledge of human development and learning
• Adapting instruction for individual needs
• Multiple instructional strategies
• Classroom motivation and management

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Standards

• Communication skills
• Instructional planning skills
• Assessment of student learning
• Professional commitment and responsibility
• Partnership

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Supportive documents

• Anecdotal records
• Theme studies
• Media competencies
• Teacher developed materials
• Article summary/critiques
• Assessments/evaluations

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Advantage for teacher

• Not a show
• Total of picture of growth
• Authentic
• Reflective

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Advantage for administration

• Complete and valid account
• Authentic view over time
• Support for traditional checklist
• Holistic picture

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Summary Points

• Evaluation is real
• Time for reflection and change
• Loss of comfort zone